Meta hasn’t submitted risk assessment for Instagram Instants, EU Commission says
By Sara Brandstätter ( October 9, 2026, 16:22 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms hasn't submitted a risk assessment to the European Commission for Instagram’s “Instants”, the commission told MLex on Friday, a few days after UK regulator Ofcom announced an investigation into the tech giant's assessment of the feature. Under the EU's digital services law, designated very large online platforms like Meta should carry out an assessment before deploying features that are likely to have a critical impact on systemic risks and report their findings to the commission. Meta Platforms hasn't submitted a risk assessment to the European Commission for Instagram’s “Instants”, the commission told MLex on Friday, a few days after UK regulator Ofcom announced an investigation into the tech giant's assessment of the feature....
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